The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-02-05
Mining Notes from ihe East.

We clip the following mining notes
from the Tower Press of last week
Our readers will be more interested in
them when they understand that the
so-called Harvey mine is owned jointly
by DIR. Conan, Martin and VIM Pat
tison of this city. and the Ely mine is
owned entirely by the Pattison Broth
ers. The report is very hattering
one, and we are proud to know that
have some of the Iron Kings Of the
land here in Superior. The Press
says.
James II. james, of Milwaukee,
was in Tower last week and made
trip out to the a. c. Ely and the Pio-
neer mines On his return he express
ell the liyeliest satisfaction in the man.
ner in which the work was progress
ing and ut the showing of the ore
there. Mr.. James has been interested
in considerable iron property on the
Gogebic, but hereafter will confne
most of his transactions to the Yer
million range. .Ie has good thing
and is going to keep it.
From II. A. Harvey We learn that
at the Pioneer property work is being
pushed as rapidly as possible. There
are now eight men at work sinking
test pits and drifting. The vein has
been struck and is found to be about
ten feet in width and lies on an aver
age, thirty feet below the surface, The
work of following up the ledge will be
carried on all winter, and when the
spring comes preparations will be
made for taking out ore.
At the A. c. Ely mine, under the
supervision of Capt. Pengilly, most
thorough miner, the work Of following
up the vein goes merrily on. Just at
present he is trying to determine the
width OF the vein. 1t lies under the
surface a distance Of twenty feet and
is found to be sixty feet wide and only
the foot wall found as yet The show
ing at this mine is said by experts who
have seen it, to be the best ever seen
in this country with the same amount
Of developments. \ diamond drill will
be sent there as soon as it can be ship
ped from Chicago. and with it the vein
will be followed across the entire prop
erty. This property is on the SET of
sci sec. %, TIP. 63, r. Il, and will be
one of the best paying mines on the
range No trouble is anticipated in
opening the vein and the calculations
now are TO begin mining in the early
spring.
There has been nothing done at the
Harvey mine as yet and it is probable
that nothing will be done before the
spring opens. The president of this
company is S. S. Curray, Of Ishpem-
ing, who is also president of the Nor
RE and East Norrie mines, two of the
best mines on the Gogebic range and
from which something. over 100 900
tons of ore was shipped last season.
The mine is in good hands and as soon
rs they are ready to commence opera
tons the work will be pushed. 1t was
on this property that iron was first
discovered in these new fields and is
the extreme eastern of the properties.
Adjoining it on the west is the A. G.
Ely property and west of this is the
Pioneer property. Every Indication
now points with fact that the Harvey
will prove as valuable property as
any Of the rest. Mr.. Harvey, the gen
tlenan in honor OF whom the mine
was named, was the first TO discover
the ore here and by his hard labor ant!
perseverance has earned his good
fortune.